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# NSAccessibilitySortDirection

Values that indicate the sort direction of a column.

```
enum NSAccessibilitySortDirection
```

## Overview

This constant is used with the [`accessibilitySortDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilitySortDirection) property.

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSAccessibilitySortDirection.unknown`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilitySortDirection/unknown)

The sort direction is unknown.

[`NSAccessibilitySortDirection.ascending`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilitySortDirection/ascending)

The column is sorted in ascending values.

[`NSAccessibilitySortDirection.descending`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilitySortDirection/descending)

The column is sorted in descending values.


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